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With Paulus at Stalingrad
By Tony Le Tissier, Wilhelm Adam, Otto Ru¨hle. 2015
Colonel Wilhelm Adam, senior ADC to General Paulus, commander of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, wrote a compelling and…
controversial memoir describing the German defeat, his time as a prisoner of war with Paulus, and his conversion to communism. Now, for the first time, his German text has been translated into English.Discovering the Rommel murder: the life and death of the Desert Fox
By Martin Blumenson, Charles F Marshall. 1994
Marshall pieces together valuable information gleaned from Rommel's letters and interviews with his chief of staff, physician, and widow to…
reveal an intimate portrait of the great commander's life and death.MacArthur's undercover war: spies, saboteurs, guerrillas and secret missions
By William B Breuer. 1995
The covert war General Douglas MacArthur waged against Japanese forces in the Pacific arena was the largest undercover operation ever…
undertaken. Here, for the first time, is the complete story of the legendary exploits and heroism of the thousands of courageous individuals who fought as spies, guerrillas, propagandists, and saboteurs behind enemy lines. In an action-packed narrative, MacArthur's Undercover War tells of thrilling feats of valor and derring-do - impossible missions to blow up harbors, kidnap heads of state, undermine currency, and arrange prison escapes, all deep within enemy territory. Firsthand interviews with veterans and information from previously unpublished documents reveal a riveting tale of World War II that has never been fully told.John Monash: a biography
By Geoffrey Serle. 1982
General Sir John Monash was one of Australia's greatest men and probably the greatest of its soldiers. With a huge…
intellect embracing the arts, law and engineering, Monash was a Jew devoted to Jewish scholarship and a prominent public administrator. Melbourne's Monash University is but one of his memorials.Letting go: how to plan for a good death
By C. F Corke. 2018
"As Australia's population ages, many individuals are faced with making complex medical decisions, for themselves and for others, in times…
of great stress. How far should doctors go when trying to prolong life? How can we decide what is ‘too far’ and ‘not far enough’ for our loved ones unless we know what their wishes are? Letting Go is an important and timely introduction to, and discussion of, the kinds of decisions that individuals, families, and medical personnel face in a medical crisis. It shows us how to start thinking about our end-of-life stage before we get there; how to make an advance care plan that will help people make decisions on our behalf; and how we can maintain our dignity and autonomy for as long as possible."--Back cover.The tiger man of Vietnam
By Frank Walker. 2009
In 1963, 28-year-old Australian Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two…
years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people.Chickenhawk
By Robert Mason. 1983
This straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, and a personal story of men under fire.…
Robert Mason, a veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, gives descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death -- the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger.Painting the sand: one man's fight against the Taliban bomb-makers of Helmand
By Kim Hughes. 2017
Kim Hughes is the most highly decorated bomb disposal operator serving in the British Army. He was awarded the George…
Cross in 2009 following a grueling six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan during which he defused 119 improvised explosive devices, survived numerous Taliban ambushes and endured a close encounter with the Secretary of State for Defence. The back drop to Painting the Sand will be the Afghan War, the conflict where the cold courage of the bomb disposal operator rose to national prominence. No other field of warfare offers the chance of a single individual to come so close to his enemy and fight out a battle of wits where losing can means death. This is one of the best memoirs that will come out of a ten-year struggle to defeat a hidden, and enduring, enemy.Let evening come: reflections on aging
By Mary C Morrison. 1998
In this daring yet gently written reflection on aging, eighty-seven-year-old Mary C. Morrison considers the sources of strength and dignity…
that truly allow people to grow old gracefully, and to retain a joy for life. Morrison writes about the process of aging with humour and sensitivity. She does not ignore the difficulties that old age brings, but instead emphasizes the benefits of peace, balance, and perspective that come with it. She shows how the gradual movement away from the center of work, family, and community can be a blessing in disguise and how one can feel renewed, instead of made powerless, by old age. The diminishments of age and its real afflictions are treated openly and courageously.Gallipoli correspondent: the frontline diary of C.E.W. Bean
By C. E. W. Bean, Kevin Fewster. 1983
A banker all at sea
By F. S Holt. 1983
Retired banker Fred Holt provides a vivid and human account of his service in the Australian Naval Reserve during World…
War Two, from his time as an ordinary seaman on HMS "Panther" to his promotion to Second Lieutenant in 1954.